Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Kiley Fleming Ed. D., PHR, SHRM-CP

Dr. Fleming will deliver the keynote address entitled:  "Cultivating Conversations that Yield Success".  

Developing effective communication starts with an understanding of the soil where you are trying to plant seeds for thriving relationships. Environments flourish when we create shared understanding, bridge lived experiences, and focus on common outcomes through the messages we tell ourselves and those we share with our world. 

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Kiley Fleming serves as the executive director of Iowa Mediation Service and founder of outSIGHTin.  In these roles, she oversees statewide mediation and conflict management efforts, along with providing consultation services through private individual and group coaching.

With a Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Leadership that is paired with degrees in Human Resource Development and Psychology, Kiley has the expertise to design impactful interpersonal dynamics and communication training. She is also well-equipped to conduct conflict management and mediation sessions, as she has done throughout her Human Resources and consulting career. Drawing from various industry experiences, along with leaning into her Certified Life Coach credentialing, Kiley has vast competencies dealing with personal and professional dynamics that impact goal achievement.

She is a master facilitator for the International Farm Transition Network, which helps nationwide efforts of certifying individuals in best practices surrounding agricultural succession planning. 

As the author of Conflict Imagery: Developing a Reflective Framework, she helps readers authentically name their internal scripts in tangible ways.  Through the practice of identifying personal metaphors and images to convey core belief systems, the creation of shared understanding among parties can be formed.  

Above all else, her greatest privilege is raising her three teenage children.

Concurrent Session/Breakout Speakers

Katie Lee

NRCS/FSA/SARE/MDA

Emily Krekelberg

Extension Educator, Farm Safety & Health

Angie Gupta

Extension Educator, Forestry

Zachary Paige

Program Coordinator, Sustainable Ag & Food Systems

Sabrina Florentino

Extension Educator, Livestock

Karen Johnson

Extension Educator, Livestock

Krishona Martinson

Extension Educator, Equine/Livestock

Susanne Hinrichs

Extension Educator, Ag Business Management

Natalie Hoidal

Extension Educator, Horticulture

Emily Hansen

Extension Educator, Horticulture

Jodi DeJong-Hughes

Extension Educator, Soils

Rob Holcomb

Extension Educator, Ag Business Management

Ryan Pesch

Extension Educator, Ag Business Management

Amy Johnston

Extension Educator, Food Systems - Food Safety 

Jody Horntvedt

Extension Educator, Leadership & Civic Engagement

Panelists

Mary Kunesh

Minnesota State Senator

Anne Schwagerl

Vice President, Farmers Union

Whitney Place

Executive Director,

MN State Office

USDA-FSA

Karin Schaefer

Executive Director, MN Farm Bureau

Lisa Meredith

Executive Director, MnCCC 

Panel Moderator